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兵来将挡，水来土掩

/ bīng lái jiāng dǎng, shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn /

Strokes

Definition

counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action/to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

Example

Definition

confront soldiers with generals and stem water with earth (dykes)—take appropriate measures as the situation calls for